I went in with my expectations on the floor and it resolved my serious gripes with Insurgent (or most of them anyway) while not actually giving me worse continuity/worldbuilding than my home ground fandoms of X-Men, Roswell, and Andromeda, so I went home pleased with the trilogy overall and kind of wondering how to fic my feels about a bunch of drowned ships.
2. Bourne Legacy
I'm not usually fond of different actor follow-ups but this one was really good even when viewed AFTER the original trilogy. Even if I hate what it did to Pam. :growls: But yeah, good, I love it.
3. Save the Last Dance II
Which should not under any circumstances be viewed AFTER movie one. I saw it first because it was free and enjoyed it, even if her whole break up with him in the middle made about no sense, and don't watch more than a couple clips since I went back to watch movie one. They do best if you think of them as completely unrelated.
4. Agents of SHIELD
I thought it would be terrible so when I dipped my toes in tail end of season 1 (tail, tail end) I had low expectations. It was okay. Then season 2 hit and I was totally in love and hooked. (I'm behind on season 3. Coulson made me mad and now I'm worried again and trying to talk myself into watching again. Actually I bumped into wank about May too and so haven't braced myself and just watched yet.)
5. Nashville
I started it because Hayden Panettiere (been a fan since Remember the Titans came out) and some great music videos. Then mainlined the entire three seasons existing at the time in less than three weeks. In love. Completely and totally in love.
AOS Season 3 is actually very, very good! Go watch! Although there are a couple of very violent scenes (one involving Hunter) that I could have done without, so you may get it on iTunes and fast-forward through those.
Ahh, we'll have to agree to disagree on Allegiant, I fear. XD
I still have to watch most of the original trilogy; I watched the first Bourne when it came out because of Frank Potente, and I have the others sitting here on DVD, but. XD
Haven't watched the second movie, and saw the first one waaaaaaaaaaay back, so I've got no horse in that race.
Yeah, AOS is a bit of a rollercoaster for me, up and down again and again, but I like it more than I thought too.
Nashville is pure crack, but man, is it entertaining crack.
I'm not even sure we disagree that deeply on Allegiant. Had I gone in blind and with high expectations, I suspect I would have hated it, but I went in thoroughly spoilered and braced for the worst, so the bad bits didn't really live down to the worst and the whole experience was better for me because of it. Though I still think Roth can't write Four's POV with Tris in the picture for the life of her. Okay, she can every once in a while, but the two stories of his I like were before he met her, go figure.
I loved the Bourne movies more than I expected, and I do recommend them. I got dragged in by a friend's love, of course.
I'm always surprised to meet anyone who does have a horse in that race, to be honest.
And yes, yes, yes about Nashville. That sums it up beautifully. Plus, gorgeous music. Hmm... Somehow my two must-see shows fall into the category of soap opera. I never thought I was that kind of person before. Oops.
Yeah I knew very little, having been braced for things might've taken out the sting in some ways. Ah well. Too late now. XD And yeah, that shifting POV wasn't the best idea she ever had. I still have to read the prequel stories, I'll judge them when I did. XD
Still on my rewatch list, those. /nod
Ahaha, nothing wrong with soapy stuff, if it's well done it can be very engaging. XD
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Date: 2015-10-22 07:17 pm (UTC)Top 5 (fannish) things you enjoyed more than expected
Date: 2015-10-22 07:32 pm (UTC)1. Allegiant by Veronica Roth
I went in with my expectations on the floor and it resolved my serious gripes with Insurgent (or most of them anyway) while not actually giving me worse continuity/worldbuilding than my home ground fandoms of X-Men, Roswell, and Andromeda, so I went home pleased with the trilogy overall and kind of wondering how to fic my feels about a bunch of drowned ships.
2. Bourne Legacy
I'm not usually fond of different actor follow-ups but this one was really good even when viewed AFTER the original trilogy. Even if I hate what it did to Pam. :growls: But yeah, good, I love it.
3. Save the Last Dance II
Which should not under any circumstances be viewed AFTER movie one. I saw it first because it was free and enjoyed it, even if her whole break up with him in the middle made about no sense, and don't watch more than a couple clips since I went back to watch movie one. They do best if you think of them as completely unrelated.
4. Agents of SHIELD
I thought it would be terrible so when I dipped my toes in tail end of season 1 (tail, tail end) I had low expectations. It was okay. Then season 2 hit and I was totally in love and hooked. (I'm behind on season 3. Coulson made me mad and now I'm worried again and trying to talk myself into watching again. Actually I bumped into wank about May too and so haven't braced myself and just watched yet.)
5. Nashville
I started it because Hayden Panettiere (been a fan since Remember the Titans came out) and some great music videos. Then mainlined the entire three seasons existing at the time in less than three weeks. In love. Completely and totally in love.
Re: Top 5 (fannish) things you enjoyed more than expected
Date: 2015-10-25 05:22 pm (UTC)Re: Top 5 (fannish) things you enjoyed more than expected
Date: 2015-11-22 03:52 pm (UTC)I still have to watch most of the original trilogy; I watched the first Bourne when it came out because of Frank Potente, and I have the others sitting here on DVD, but. XD
Haven't watched the second movie, and saw the first one waaaaaaaaaaay back, so I've got no horse in that race.
Yeah, AOS is a bit of a rollercoaster for me, up and down again and again, but I like it more than I thought too.
Nashville is pure crack, but man, is it entertaining crack.
Re: Top 5 (fannish) things you enjoyed more than expected
Date: 2015-11-22 06:13 pm (UTC)I loved the Bourne movies more than I expected, and I do recommend them. I got dragged in by a friend's love, of course.
I'm always surprised to meet anyone who does have a horse in that race, to be honest.
And yes, yes, yes about Nashville. That sums it up beautifully. Plus, gorgeous music. Hmm... Somehow my two must-see shows fall into the category of soap opera. I never thought I was that kind of person before. Oops.
Re: Top 5 (fannish) things you enjoyed more than expected
Date: 2016-01-02 02:40 pm (UTC)Still on my rewatch list, those. /nod
Ahaha, nothing wrong with soapy stuff, if it's well done it can be very engaging. XD